travel warnings
Venice Bans Large Cruise Ships Beginning April 2020 (see video below) – Venice will ban large cruise ships from entering its historic center from April 2020, in a desperate attempt to save the ancient city’s […]
USA Customs Border Protection Trusted Traveler Programs (see video below ) – With the holidays arriving in the next couple of months, now is the time to enroll in the Trusted Traveler Programs offered by the […]
Real ID Compliant Identification Required For 2019-2020 Cruises – Beginning October 1, 2020, travelers boarding domestic commercial flights, entering a military base, or using their ID for other federal purposes will need to present a […]
Caribbean Island Martinique Changes Citizenship Proof (see video below)Requirement – Over the weekend Carnival Cruise Line passengers were alerted to a change in requirements for cruise ship passengers arriving on the Caribbean Island of Martinique, […]
Hurtigruten Cruise Ship MS Spitsbergen Denied Russia Entry -Hurtigruten Cruise Line ship MS Spitsbergen was supposed to depart on September 12, 2019, for a 15-day cruise from Norway to Franz Josef Land in Russia. The planned […]
Carnival Ecstasy Bahamas Excursion Bus Crash Dozens Injured – On Monday, June 24, 2019, around 11:00 in the morning, a Carnival Cruise Lines cruise ship Carnival Ecstasy excursion tour bus driven by Bahamas local Walter Pinder, […]
Norwegian Breakaway Captain Orders Passenger Removal – Robert and Esther Gaines, from Miami, Florida claimed the incident occurred towards the beginning of a seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruise aboard Norwegian Breakaway in May this year, sailing from […]
Viking Cruises First Class Action Lawsuit Alleges ADA Violation – Disabled senior Marcia Wachhaus, from Lake Wales, Florida, has the first class action lawsuit against Viking Cruises after she alleges her mobility scooter was seized […]
FFreewinds Passengers Denied Saint Lucia Port Call After Measles – On Tuesday April 30, 2019, Church of Scientology (see video below) passengers aboard the privately owned cruise ship Freewinds who docked at the volcanic island of Saint […]
Carnival Corp Ends Cruise Ship Calls Antigua and Barbuda (see video below) – On March 12, 2019, Nathan Dundas, who is the President of the Antigua and Barbuda Cruise Tourism Association (ABCTA), says the island could lose […]
State Department Travel Advisories Bahamas Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda – On January 10 2019 and January 15, 2019, the U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory for Antigua and Barbuda as well as for Antarctica. Oddly, the […]
Allure of the Seas Jersey Passengers Abandoned Costa Maya Mexico – On Thursday, January 10, 2019, Carol Palk, 79, who is a Weichert Real estate agent from Whippany, New Jersey, and her husband Bertram “Buzz” Palk […]
Cruise Medicare Couple Stranded Nassau Bahamas Gofundme – Michelle Manuel and Rose Johnson from Irvine, Kentucky are both disabled and would not have been able to afford a cruise by themselves, they say. However, friends […]
Symphony of the Seas Leaves Passengers Nassau Bahamas Dock (see video below) – On Friday, February 15, 2019, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line ship Symphony of the Seas, left two passengers at the dock, who were […]
Grand Classica Denied Entry Cuban Constitutional Referendum – On Friday. February 15, 2019, Celebration Cruise ship Grand Classica was denied entry in the port of Havana, Cuba. As we discovered, the 2019 Cuban Constitutional Referendum on February 24, […]
Havana Cuba Norwegian Sky Passengers Left High-Dry – On Wednesday, April 25, 2018, Norwegian Cruise Lines had changed the scheduled departure time at Havana from 5:00 pm to 2:00 pm. Passengers were notified of the […]
Tsunami Warning Issued After Twin Earthquakes Strike Cruise Port (see video below) – The first earthquake, a 7.0 magnitude, struck at 17:29:28 (UTC), 8:29 a.m. local time about seven miles north of Anchorage (61.340°N 149.937°W), the U.S. […]
Migrant Caravan Path Intersects Hurricane Willa Track (see video below) – Honduras Migrant Caravan Location Tapachula, Mexico – ESE of Hurricane Willa – A group of about 1,000 Hondurans set off on foot from a […]
7.0 Earthquake 117 Kilometers Kimbe Papua New Guinea – At least three people were killed as a shallow 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s popular tourist hotspots. The victims in East Java’s Sumenep […]
7.5 Earthquake Near Sulawesi Indonesia Triggers Tsunami (see video below) – On Friday, September 28, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. local time, a 7.5 earthquake with an epicenter located 78 kilometere north of Palu Indonesia triggered […]
State Department Changes Cuba Travel Advisory – On August 23, 2018, the State Department lowered its advisory from level 3 to level 2 for Cuba. Azamara Journey, Carnival Paradise, Empress of the Seas, MSC Opera, Norwegian Sky, […]
Mexico Travel Advisory Issued After Eight Bodies Found Cancun – The U.S. has issued a travel advisory for Mexico after authorities found eight bodies (see video below) in Cancún this week. Officials say they have […]
Mount Rinjani Volcano 6.5 Earthquake Mudslides 15 Dead 150 Injured – On Sunday, July 29, 2018, following the strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake (see video below) yesterday, which occurred right under the volcano, triggered landslides and mudflows, damaging some […]
Manaro Voui Vanuatu Third Ring of Fire Volcano To Erupt Past Week (see AWESOME video below) – Manaro Voui also known as Aoba or Lombenben, is a shield volcano on the island of Ambae. Manaro Voui is one of […]
Ride The Ducks Third Mass Passenger Deaths Incident – On Thursday, July 19, 2018, two Ride The Ducks boats were doing a Table Rock Lake, Missouri excursion, near Branson, Missouri. Both vessels were operating with their removable roof […]
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